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6.0 DATA FORMAT, VIEW AND GRAPHS
Connecting to Dynamet 5 weather station using PC400 software and collecting data is
described in the previous chapter. This discusses in detail
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File formats
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Data formats
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Open data file using VIEW, Plot signals
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Open data file using Excel, Plot signals
As explained in the previous chapter section, “Collect data for offline processing”, the tables
(files) of interest to the end-user are,
Raw Table………… saved in………… Dynamet 5_RawTable.csv
Out Table………… saved in………… Dynamet 5_OutTable.csv
Day Table………… saved in………… Dynamet 5_DayTable.csv
In this section we discuss in detail contents of these data tables (files), format of data presented
in these files, units, how to view and chart data and further analysis if any.
6.1 File Format
As explained in the previous chapter, section “Data Collection”, the Dynamet 5 data files can be
saved with the .csv, .dat, .txt, .prn extensions. Comma separated file format is the
recommended file format as it allows the files to be viewed using any of the spreadsheet
applications such as Excel. Following table shows some of the key differences among the file
formats.
.csv
Data points with in a line are delimited by a comma. Simply open the file in Excel
to view the data in a more readable format in rows and columns.
.dat
Same as .csv but saved with extension .dat, to readily view the files in text editors
as well as Campbell scientific’s VIEW application
.txt
Same as .csv but saved with .txt extension.
.prn
Data saved with TAB delimitor. This enables to view easily in a row and column
format in a text editor or to print easily in the row and column format from a text
editor.
Summary of Contents for Dynamet 5
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